Transliteration:( In kaada la yudillunaa 'an aalihatinaa law laaa an sabarnaa 'alaihaa; wa sawfa ya'lamoona heena yarawnal 'azaaba man adallu sabeela )
76. From this we understand that even the infidels had acknowledged the strong influence (of miracles). They would say that had they not been fully obstinate, they would long ago have been driven away from their infidelity. This tells us that the treatment of obstinacy is impossible.
77. Either the infidels or the believers. The infidels called polytheism, guidance, and faith as apostasy. Allah Almighty replied to them in their own expression that in the future they themselves would be able to decide who had gone astray, and who have been on the path of Truth.
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The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 44.
(25:42) Had we not firmly persevered in our devotion to them[55] (he had almost) led us astray from our gods.” But soon, when they see the chastisement, they will come to know who had strayed too far from the Right Way.
55. Obviously there is a contradiction between the question posed by the disbelievers and the assertion made by them about their deities. The question was meant to bring the Prophet (peace be upon him) into contempt, as if to say: You are making a claim that is far above your low position. On the other hand, their assertion shows that they indirectly admitted the force of the arguments and the high character of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and were even afraid of the effectiveness and success of his message, because, according to them, it was going to turn them away from their false gods.
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